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consumer price index

noun [C usually singular]
 
 
(abbreviation CPI)

Definition

a measurement of the changes in the cost of basic goods and servicesCosts and expensesEconomics and the state of the economy
(Definition of consumer price index noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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